This collection of Liszt’s works for piano and orchestra – performed by the virtuoso pianist Louis Lortie – includes such rarities as his highly enjoyable set of variations on a theme from Beethoven’s Ruins of Athens, and his extensive fantasy on Berlioz’s Lelio, written in homage to a composer he particularly admired. These are but two among several works which demonstrate the composer’s exceptional enterprise in popularising works for his fellow musicians.

This collection makes its return to the Chandos catalogue; as a comprehensive survey of Liszt’s complete arrangements for piano and orchestra, it is sure to be a popular re-issue.